Luffe 400
Luffe Yachts · Oluf Jorgensen · 2004
Updated
The Luffe 400 is a 12.11 m displacement racing yacht designed by Oluf Jorgensen and built by Luffe Yachts, first launched in 2004. It races in Class B.
Length
12.11 m
39′ 9″
Beam
3.39 m
Draft
2.11 m
Displacement
6.7 t
Sail area
80 m²
On the podium
Where a Luffe 400 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 16 starts by 1 boat
Wins
0%
Read from 16 starts by 1 boat between 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Luffe 400 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
North Sea Regatta2026- SAILWORKZ-Stellendam Regatta2026
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Luffe 400 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
First 40 (7 meetings), Dehler 41 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), Xp 44 (2 meetings), W 60 (2 meetings), J/121 (2 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Luffe 400 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
5.55
38°
Beam reach
8.82
90°
Broad reach
10.09
135°
Downwind VMG
8.25
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
This design is even-tempered. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on a reach in the light stuff, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage cracked off as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Luffe 400
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.67 | 4.92 | 5.38 | 5.55 |
| 52° | 5.69 | 7.17 | 7.62 | 7.79 |
| 60° | 6.05 | 7.42 | 7.82 | 8.03 |
| 75° | 6.35 | 7.66 | 8.09 | 8.44 |
| 90° | 6.39 | 7.83 | 8.29 | 8.82 |
| 110° | 6.22 | 7.88 | 8.66 | 9.43 |
| 120° | 5.92 | 7.79 | 8.71 | 9.95 |
| 135° | 5.27 | 7.43 | 8.43 | 10.09 |
| 150° | 4.45 | 6.69 | 7.93 | 9.25 |
| Run VMG | 3.84 | 5.79 | 7.05 | 8.25 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 720 kg.
Rigging
Luffe 400 rig and sail dimensions
A Luffe 400 carries 14.60 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.00 m boom, a forestay 15.22 m above the deck and a 5.74 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails